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Installation, Configuring the Host Adapter, 1 When to Con the PCI-SC896

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2. Installation 2. Installation 3. Configuring the Host Adapter This chapter discusses how to change configuration settings and includes these topics: • Section 3.1, "When to Configure the PCI-SC896 Host Adapter" • Section 3.2, "Starting the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility" • Section 3.3, "Exiting the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility" 3.1 When to Configure the PCI-SC896 In most cases you should not need to change the default configuration of your host adapter. You may decide to alter these default values if there is a conflict between device settings, or if you need to optimize system performance. The following tables list the configuration settings you can change. The global settings effect your host adapter and all SCSI devices which are connected to it. The device settings effect only individual SCSI devices. Global Default Settings Settings for the Host Adapter & All Devices SCAM Support Parity Checking Host Adapter SCSI ID Scan Order Default Settings Off Enabled 7 Low to High (0-Max) ASUS PCI-SC896 User's Manual 21

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ASUS PCI-SC896 User’s Manual
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2. Installation
2. Installation
3. Configuring the Host Adapter
This chapter discusses how to change configuration settings and
includes these topics:
Section 3.1, “When to Configure the PCI-SC896 Host Adapter”
Section 3.2, “Starting the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility”
Section 3.3, “Exiting the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility”
3.1 When to Configure the PCI-SC896
In most cases you should not need to change the default configuration of your
host adapter. You may decide to alter these default values if there is a conflict
between device settings, or if you need to optimize system performance.
The following tables list the configuration settings you can change. The global
settings effect your host adapter and all SCSI devices which are connected to
it. The device settings effect only individual SCSI devices.
Global Default Settings
Settings for the Host Adapter & All Devices
Default Settings
SCAM Support
Off
Parity Checking
Enabled
Host Adapter SCSI ID
7
Scan Order
Low to High (0-Max)